[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69855-69856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27928]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-14-0910]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written comments 
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or 
by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (OMB No. 0920-
0910, exp. 1/31/2015)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2012, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) obtained OMB 
approval of a generic clearance to support the development of tobacco-
related health messages (Message Testing for Tobacco Communication 
Activities (MTTCA), OMB No. 0920-0910, exp. 1/31/2015). A variety of 
information collection strategies are supported through this generic 
mechanism, including in-depth interviews, in-person focus groups, 
online focus groups, computer-assisted, in-person, or telephone 
interviews, and online surveys. Each project approved under the MTTCA 
framework is outlined in a project-specific Information Collection 
Request that describes its purpose and methodology.
    The MTTCA clearance has been used to obtain OMB approval for a 
variety of message testing activities, with particular emphasis on 
communications supporting CDC's ``Tips from Former Smokers'' campaign. 
This national campaign, developed and implemented by OSH, is designed 
to increase public awareness of the health consequences of tobacco use 
and exposure to secondhand smoke. The MTTCA clearance has also 
supported formative research relating to the development of health 
messages that are not specifically associated with the national 
campaign.
    In 2014, CDC will implement a new phase of the national tobacco 
education campaign and continue ongoing programmatic initiatives, such 
as maintaining the Media Campaign Resource Center (MCRC) and producing 
reports in conjunction with the Office of the Surgeon General. OSH will 
continue to use the MTTCA clearance to improve the quality of tobacco-
related health messages associated with these activities and other 
tobacco control efforts of interest to CDC and its partners. OSH 
anticipates that a number of messages will be developed or refined for 
subpopulations as well as the general public. For example, screening 
activities may be conducted to involve individuals who are Lesbian, 
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT); individuals who are active 
military or veterans; individuals who suffer from depression and/or 
anxiety, and individuals who are English-speaking Hispanics. CDC may 
also request information about smoking status (e.g., current non-
smoker, current smoker, ex-smoker).
    CDC is requesting OMB approval to revise the generic MTTCA 
clearance, which was initially approved with the following estimates: 
5,775 annualized burden hours and 14,974 annualized responses. The 
initial estimates were based on the number of respondents who were 
likely to participate in information collection activities such as 
focus groups, interviews, and surveys. The initial estimates did not 
specifically account for screening activities that are necessary to 
identify respondents from key target audiences. As a result, the 
initial MTTCA clearance underestimated the total number of responses 
needed to support data collection conducted in 2012 and 2013. The 
planned revision will adjust for screening and recruitment by 
allocating 20,000 additional respondents, and 667 additional burden 
hours, to the annualized estimates. To accommodate both planned 
activities and potential new initiatives or collaborations, CDC is also 
requesting modest increases in the number of respondents and burden 
hours associated with survey activities.
    CDC's authority to collect information for public health purposes 
is provided by the Public Health Service Act (41 U.S.C. 241) Section 
301.
    The revision request does not affect the current expiration date of 
January 31, 2015. The estimated annualized number of responses will 
increase from 14,974 to 36,847 and the total estimated annualized 
burden hours will increase from 5,775 to 7,219. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of        Average
          Type of respondents            Data collection method      Number of     responses per    burden per
                                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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General Public and Special Populations  Screening and                     20,000               1            2/60
                                         Recruitment.
                                        In-depth Interviews (In               67               1               1
                                         Person, telephone,
                                         etc.).
                                        Focus Groups (In Person)             160               1             1.5
                                        Focus Groups (Online)...             120               1               1
                                        Short Surveys...........           6,500               1           10/60
                                        (Online, Bulletin Board,
                                         etc.).
                                        Medium Surveys..........           8,500               1           25/60
                                        (Online)................
                                        In-depth Surveys                   1,500               1               1
                                         (Online).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-27928 Filed 11-20-13; 8:45 am]
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